I'm also going to share this with my daycare parents. I have at times avoided going outside because I felt the parents would be upset if children came home too "dirty". Today for instance, the weather was nice but we had a terrible thunderstorm last night so everything was soaking wet still. Instead of going outside we had a movie morning (a rarity around here but still). I didn't want to have to deal with any possible reprimands I may have gotten from parents allowing thier children to play outdoors in the muck and wet.

I am going to post a copy of the linked article to a Parents Guide to nature play on my facebook business page and let the parents know we will be engaging in more of this play even if it means some messy clothes and mud in thier hair.

Thanks for the great article Reggio!